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Bill Mooney Obituary

Mooney, Bill

Bill Mooney passed away suddenly on December 23, 2025. A lifetime resident of Dayton, Ohio, Bill was the son of the late JT and Mabel Mooney. Bill wore many hats in his lifetime- archaeologist, museum curator, artist, poet, voiceover on Sirius, and antique dealer. Many saw Bill's face advertising Undercar Specialty Warehouse on the side of the public buses in Dayton.

Bill leaves behind his beloved sister Joyce Grant, brother-in-law Edward, five nieces and nephews, and several great and great-great nieces and nephews. He also leaves behind countless dear friends whom he adored.

Bill Mooney was a truly special person who will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

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Published by Dayton Daily News on Dec. 28, 2025.

Memories and Condolences
for Bill Mooney

13 Entries

Libba Markowski

January 7, 2026

Bill was the smartest man I have ever known. He knew something about everything. He lived nextdoor to my mom , me and my 3 brothers for years. We kinda adopted each other as family. He was always welcome in our home as well as my brothers. Rest in Paradise Uncle Bill, we love you.

Kristy

January 6, 2026

What a wonderful person he was great neighbor.. he will be missed. Kristy Barry Johnson Linda jose

January 5, 2026

Bill was such a kind soul. He was one of those special people you're lucky to meet. Rest in peace, dear Bill.

Henry (Hank) Gifford

January 4, 2026

Bill was a friend and a neighbor. I enjoyed our talks and sharing artifacts. He had many a story to tell. He was a very fine artist, and I looked forward to buying cards from him each year. He was a kind soul in a strong man. He did not like to ask for help. I will miss seeing him out on his porch.

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Tom Boice

December 31, 2025

My mother Martha Boice and Bill worked on Shaker projects together for many years. My wife and I got to know Bill when he helped us disperse Martha's large Shaker antique collection and that is when we got to enjoy some of Bill's many stories! Our favorites were his Woodstock stories! He was a unique individual. He will be missed.

Teri Schoch

December 31, 2025

"I made the decision to live an artful life." Sometime around 1969, Bill told me, he was trying to figure out what he would do with his life. By that time he had been a street medic at the biggest protests and demonstrations of the era, he had a degree in pre-med and was attending--unregistered--classes art the Dayton Art Institute, chasing music around the country at the big festivals of the day, but he realized that he would not be a doctor. Living an artful life was his decision, no matter how he earned his rent.

Since early 2024 we had met at his house on Bircher once a week for two to three hours to record his stories of family, friends, and growing up in Greenmont to working in factories and attending UD, through being a university student in the 1960s, working for underground newspapers in Dayton and in Canada, and the adventures with people he loved.

We got to 1971. We thought we had more time for more stories, getting his research to the archivists, for more art, more stories, for an artful life. I am so grateful to have had Bill Mooney in my life.

Marty Huffman

December 30, 2025

I remember Bill from Fairmont High School. He was always talking to his other classmates. He was always very, very friendly. He will be missed.

Tim Garrett

December 29, 2025

I am not a relative but I always called him uncle bill.i will miss his endless story's I learned so much and still not enough.he was my book of knowledge.his story's of antique dealers art music nothing he didn't know something about. A treasure I will miss.

Rich Spence

December 29, 2025

I´ve known Bill since the 1980´s - we had a common interest in the Shakers. Bill´s first love was the Shaker Village of Watervliet - on the east side of Dayton at the end of Patterson Road. We have been working on a book on Watervliet over the past five years. He had studied manuscripts about the village in great detail and his favorite Shaker was Moses Eastwood. I last visited with him in July. He was intelligent, humorous, patient, and a friend. He will be missed.

Carolyn Gerson

December 28, 2025

I´ve known Bill since the 1970s he did light and sound for my ex-husband`s band. He worked at the Dayton Museum of Natural History and sun watch with friends of mine. I hadn´t seen him for years and maybe 15 years or 20 years ago. I saw him at a wedding shower mutual friend relative I know he will be missed.

Kent Meyer

December 28, 2025

Bill was a valued member of the Fairmont high school (62) reunion committee. He was liked by all and will be missed. Hopefully there will be a memorial service so we can pay our respects.

Ray Bruns

December 28, 2025

I knew Bill from UD. I haven't seen or talked to Bill for about 30-years. A smart, always cheerful guy who startled the artsy world and my tech world. Thanks for this obit telling what all he did. All these jobs and tasks sound like things he could do well. I suspect he had a satisfying life. Sure wish I had met and talked to him within the past few years.

Ray Bruns

December 28, 2025

Well written obit, but probably way too short. I knew Bill from UD

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